The San Francisco Giants have won four straight games, including series victories over two top teams, highlighted by a 12-run blowout of the Cubs at Oracle Park and a series win in Milwaukee. The team is eliminated from 2025 playoff contention, so the final month serves to evaluate roster decisions for 2026, including bullpen reliability, the starting rotation, and the identities of the second baseman and right fielder. Rafael Devers has shown power at Oracle Park with two recent homers. The Giants are playing better with less pressure, leaving questions about performance in high-stakes situations unresolved.
The Giants are on a roll, having won four straight games with series wins over the two best teams in their league. Yes, I'm talking about the San Francisco Giants. Can you believe it? On Wednesday night, the Giants looked like juggernauts, scoring 12 runs in a series-claiming blowout over the Cubs at Oracle Park. This came on the heels of an impressive series win in Milwaukee.
Let's set the ground rules: Even with this nice stretch, the playoffs are still out of the question for the Giants in 2025. No, instead of important games, the final month of the season was and remains all about answering big questions for 2026. Who can the Giants trust in the bullpen? Who should be in the starting rotation next season? Who is this team's second baseman and right fielder? The list goes on and on.
Some of those questions are already being answered. For instance, it certainly appears that Rafael Devers' power does, in fact, translate to Oracle Park he hit two homers on Wednesday night. But with the Giants finally (mercifully?) playing good baseball again, a new question comes into focus: Can this team win when the pressure is on? It's probably not a question they can affirmatively answer until next season starts. But they sure seem to be giving us a hint, no?
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